Davenport Promise - redux

What do you think? On the one side, I would love to see my kids college be sort of paid for. They are at least 12-15 years away from experiencing it, and I'm not sure the current dollar amount will keep up with the rise in tuition costs. On the other side, What is the DSC going to do to make sure Davenport has the best schools in the area. I care more about the quality of education than money to help pay for expenses. They say it will increase our population. How many baby boomers will we lose though? Let me know what you think. Ultimately it will be up to you.

Davenport Promise...

I do believe the Davenport Promise is a great idea THEORETICALLY. I don't agree with the funding proposal at this time however. There are some questions that I need to see answered. Questions like: What are they showing as the projections for the increasing cost of education? Would the L.O.S.T. even be enough to make sure this is a long term program? Is there a way, like the U promise company, that we can obtain funds from companies not from the QCA? If the Davenport School system does get the influx of students they are expecting, then there is an increase in funding provided from the state. What is their long term goal for this money? What happens if the current L.O.S.T. is not enough? Is it possible to make it a forgivable loan instead? Say after graduation, being asked to live in Davenport for five years, upon which the loan is forgiven. Iowa currently has something similar with interest rates being fixed at a favorable rate for first time homebuyers. I think this might help prevent the brain drain that Iowa is currently experiencing. These and other questions are why I am in support of putting together a commision to iron out details to make this a success. What questions do you have?